A park-goer posted on the subreddit r/Tacoma about some alarming activity they witnessed in Tacoma’s Puget Park.
The OP realized that someone had been removing native species from the park. Astoundingly, they were planting non-native plants like English ivy in their stead.
“One of my favorite parks is being harmed! Someone in the community is removing Native Species, such as Osoberry, Salmon Berry, Sword Fern, Red Cedar, etc. and leaving roots of invasive [like] English Ivy to spread … This is not approved by stewards of the parks,” the original poster said.
The post draws attention to a literally pervasive issue — English ivy…